The Memoirs of Helene Kottanner (1439-1440)

(Part of the Library of Medieval Women Series)

by Maya Bijvoet Williamson

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Eye-witness account of the theft of the crown of St Stephen in 15c Hungary.

Helene Kottanner was servant and confidante of the widowed Queen Elizabeth of Hungary (1409-1442). This is her first-person account of the part she played in the theft of the holy crown of St Stephen from the treasury of the royalstronghold Visegrad on 20 February, 1440, when the crown was smuggled out of the stronghold hidden in a pillow. It was immediately rushed...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0859914623

ISBN13:9780859914628

Release Date:April 1998

Publisher:Boydell & Brewer

Length:91 Pages

Weight:0.35 lbs.

Dimensions:0.1" x 5.1" x 8.3"

Related Subjects

Biographical Biographies Biographies & History Biography & History Central Criticism & Theory Eastern Europe Historical History History & Criticism Hungary Specific Groups Women Women in History World

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